Purple Hibiscus is an exquisite novel about the emotional turmoil of adolescence, the powerful bonds of family, and the bright promise of freedom/5(K). However, things take an unexpected turn when war breaks out in the country, and Kambili’s father is compelled to send his two children away from home. He sends Kambili, and her brother to live with their aunt, whose lifestyle is very different from theirs. Her aunt is a fun-loving person, and the atmosphere in her home brings about radical changes in Kambili’s life, causing her to enjoy. · “From the beginning men used God to justify the unjustifiable.” Salman Rushdie Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, an award winning Nigerian author, has penned an immensely absorbing family drama in her literary fiction novel, Purple Hibiscus where the author weaves the tale of a young Nigerian girl who belongs from a very rich and affluent family where the father of the family is a /5.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born on Septem, into an Igbo family in Enugu, a city in eastern Nigeria that was once the capital of the Republic of Biafra. Two of her grandfathers died in the war of independence that raged in eastern Nigeria from to However, several of her relatives survived the war and returned with many. Purple Hibiscus. by. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. · Rating details · 91, ratings · 7, reviews. A previously published edition of ISBN can be found here. Fifteen-year-old Kambili and her older brother Jaja lead a privileged life in Enugu, Nigeria. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a O Henry Prize winner, and was shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing and the Orange Prize. In Purple Hibiscus, she recounts the story of a young Nigerian girl searching for freedom. Although her father is greatly respected within their community, year-old Kambili knows a frighteningly.
Jaja is fascinated by the purple hibiscuses in Ifeoma’s garden. Father Amadi, a young, handsome Nigerian priest, comes to dinner. As the days progress Jaja opens up, though Kambili remains silent and confused. However, things take an unexpected turn when war breaks out in the country, and Kambili’s father is compelled to send his two children away from home. He sends Kambili, and her brother to live with their aunt, whose lifestyle is very different from theirs. Her aunt is a fun-loving person, and the atmosphere in her home brings about radical changes in Kambili’s life, causing her to enjoy. Purple Hibiscus a novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. For Professor James Nwoye Adichie and Mrs. Grace Ifeoma Adichie, my parents, my heroes, ndi o ga-adili mma.
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